Igloo Village Kakslauttanen, Finland
Akasaka Shinichiro Atelier: SAZAE’s house.
via Design Boom.
chile based pezo von ellrichshausen architects has completed the first home for this year’s solo houses series. now an annual initiative, emerging prominent architecture firms are tasked with encapsulating their design philosophies within a 200 m2 vacation home. innovation and creativity are limitless providing designers with an opportunity to propose ideal structures with viable budgets.
Can I live here please?
via Designboom.
“Russian architect, Alexander Remizov, is the mastermind behind the project, he believes that his floating “slinky,” which can hold up to 10,000 people can have multiple uses, including a safe house for disaster relief. The prototype’s main materials are timber, steel ,and high-strength ETFE plastic and it is built to handle land and/or water.”
JØRN UTZON
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE / GEOMETRICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUPERIMPOSED PROFILES OF THE INTERIOR ACOUSTIC SHELLS, 1950s
Located in southern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Leaf House by Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura is perfectly suited for the hot and humid climate where it stands. The roof acts as a big leaf that protects the enclosed spaces of the home from the hot sun.
With no corridors, the inside and outside of the Leaf House almost appear to be fused. The verandas and the in-between open spaces allow trade winds from the sea to pass trough the building, providing natural ventilation and passive cooling. Rain water is harvested from the roof for re-use.
from My Modern Met.
Billboards converted into swing sets.
From Paris architect Didier Faustino.
A very interesting house by the Seaport Wharf. I would have loved to see the insides.
